A Love Never Lost Episode 2 Recap, Plot

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At the lodging for the military students, Liang Xiang met Yang Kaizhi. After being reminded, Yang Kaizhi also recognized him. Before the commanding officer arrived, Yang Kaizhi told Liang Xiang not to reveal that they knew each other. Yang Kaizhi’s spot as a military student had been added at the last minute, and he brought with him a handwritten letter of recommendation from the Governor-General of Liangjiang, Liu Kunyi. Naturally, the commanding officer assumed he had powerful connections.

All the students changed into uniform, registered in the training room, and received their stipends. Their tuition fees were allocated according to regulations by the Foreign Affairs Office and transferred directly to the school in Tokyo on schedule. Li Renjun, who previously held the rank of "zhengmu" in the Right Division of the Wuwei Army, shared a room with Liang Xiang and Yang Kaizhi.

Li Renjun knew that Liang Xiang's ancestors were descendants of Dorgon, and that he was genuine aristocracy. But Liang Xiang said he was only a substitute. He learned only after coming to Shanghai that the court had issued a command requiring each noble family in the capital to send one heir to study abroad. The spot originally belonged to the household of King Qing.

However, fearing that studying abroad was terrifying, they looked through the clan registry and picked Liang Xiang, who was far away in Jingzhou, to take the place. Liang Xiang’s maternal grandfather’s former attendant, Zhu Laixi, now a commander in the Shanghai patrol force, enthusiastically rekindled ties upon seeing Liang Xiang and invited him to dine at Lao Zhengxing. Liang Xiang asked Yang Kaizhi and Li Renjun to come along, but Yang Kaizhi declined, saying he needed to thank Song Baoquan.

Song Baoquan had his concubine hand over 2,000 yen and gave it to Yang Kaizhi. After bidding farewell to Song Baoquan’s concubine at the Song household, Xie Shuhong returned to the Shanghai Girls’ School and found Yang Yifan and a group of men in deep discussion. Yang Yifan wanted to introduce her to some of them, but seeing the room full of men, Xie Shuhong did not go in.

At Lao Zhengxing, Zhu Laixi rambled on with empty pleasantries until Liang Xiang, impatient, interrupted him, prompting him to state his purpose. Prince Chun’s entourage would be visiting the Foreign Affairs Bureau residence early the next morning to accompany the prince on a horseback ride. Zhu Laixi suggested taking Liang Xiang to meet the prince.

But Prince Chun had only named two people he wished to meet on this trip: Governor-General Liu Kunyi of Liangjiang and Duan Fang, Governor of Hubei, who was en route to his post. So Liang Xiang’s wish to see the prince was already a tall order—bringing along Li Renjun and Yang Kaizhi was even more unlikely.

While Prince Chun, Aisin Gioro Zai Feng, younger brother of Emperor Guangxu, was riding, his horse was startled by the sound of a foreign automobile horn and began to gallop wildly. Prince Chun nearly fell off, but Liang Xiang managed to grab the reins and stop the horse, saving the prince.

Prince Chun recognized Liang Xiang and mentioned his mother, then clearly stated that during his studies in Japan, Liang Xiang must find out why the Japanese army was effective while theirs was not. Yang Yifan gave a lecture to the women at the girls’ school. The first lesson was geography. At first, no one was interested, but gradually the students became increasingly engaged. At the height of their excitement, a loud boom came from the chemistry lab next door.

It turned out chemistry PhD Wu Tianbai had miscalculated the ratio of nitric acid, causing an explosion. Fortunately, no one was injured. Yang Yifan assigned Xie Shuhong to clean up the lab, and through this she met the talented Wu Tianbai. She was drawn to his wit and humor.

Meng Fuchao, an official from the Shanghai Circuit, met privately with Liang Xiang and gave him a sum as an intelligence fee, asking him to report the activities of the rebel factions every two months. Liang Xiang was now faced with his first choice. At the Shanghai Girls’ School, Cheng Zhaofang gave a lecture on gender equality and free marriage. Xie Shuhong was completely absorbed in the class.

Afterward, she wanted to ask Cheng Zhaofang for his notes, but he said he delivered the lecture entirely from memory and had no handouts. However, he gave her his business card and said he had several books specifically about women's issues that she could borrow.

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